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Ex-officer claims RAF gave him war disease

A former RAF officer has called for a Government investigation into

Gulf War Syndrome which he says has ruined his life - despite not

seeing action in the 1991 war.

Bratley, of West Hanney, is convinced 17 injections he had over

17 days before he was due to be deployed is the cause of 19 years of

chronic health problems.

Mr Bratley, 60, said: " I'm calling for a proper inquiry into these

injections and a proper investigation by the British Government into

the disease.

" The injections made me ill and then it snowballed from there. And I

know there are other people in the same position as me.

" The Government has never offered me any treatment. They do not look

after people, they just use and abuse. "

Thousands of war veterans say they are suffering Gulf War Syndrome,

which they say has left them a life-time of fatigue, rashes and

sleeping problems since they returned from combat. The Government is

adamant the injections did not cause a problem.

Mr Bratley, a self-employed photographer, was diagnosed with a series

of symptoms experienced by troops who served in the Middle East. But

he said: " I'm certain, absolutely certain it was the injections. I

haven't been right since. At the time they said I would feel ill over

the weekend.

" I think that was a bit of an understatement. It was too much for the

immune system to take.

All of them together and they just blew a fuse. "

The father-of-three did not serve in the Gulf after military chiefs

decided not to deploy more troops. He was vaccinated against diseases

like tetanus, diphtheria, polio and meningitis. (And nearly all got at

least one anthrax inoculation--Nass)

Mr Bratley said he became ill immediately and his symptoms have

remained the same since. He added: " I can't lead a normal life and I

can't do a full time job. I'm tired all the time. I need to sleep a

lot, probably about 12 hours a day, but I don't wake up feeling

refreshed. "

US research suggests health problems suffered by Gulf War veterans may

be due to pesticide exposure and nerve agents, and Mr Bratley did not

deny these could be factors.

Only three of his injections are recorded by the MoD, and Mr Bratley

is convinced the Government has something to hide.

MoD spokesman Leat said " overwhelming evidence " from their

research showed the inoculations had no adverse health effects.

6:06pm Thursday 13th March 2008

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Meryl Nass, MD

Mount Desert Island Hospital

Bar Harbor, Maine 04609

207 288-5081 ext. 220

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